Glock Kaboom - Page 3

Silent Shooter · 03-11-2008, 01:15 PM

I had a .17 HMR bolt action look similar to that, but I bet we both have some bolt actions in the safe...

I dropped the hammer, then the rifle. It blew the floor plate off (stripping both SS screws), blew the mag out, split the laminated stock in four places, broke the extractor, plugged the barrel, powder burned my arm and face (had to dig a piece of powder out of my eyelid, and a bunch out of my arm).

Footnote: I still shoot that rifle... obviously after much repair work.

billy · 03-11-2008, 01:37 PM

I didn't know Glock people were so testy about their guns. I suppose that carrying a gun that blows up on occasion is stressful ;UNQUOTE

i dont know a thing about em but that was funny!

that could be a cause of trigger flinch....
ya think?

mitch_mckee · 03-11-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by billy

I didn't know Glock people were so testy about their guns. I suppose that carrying a gun that blows up on occasion is stressful ;UNQUOTE

i dont know a thing about em but that was funny!

that could be a cause of trigger flinch....
ya think?

ya, and profuse sweating.

billy · 03-11-2008, 03:27 PM

i'll stick with steel.

billy · 03-24-2008, 08:11 PM

I didn't know Glock people were so testy about their guns. I suppose that carrying a gun that blows up on occasion is stressful ;UNQUOTE

I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SENTENCE AT WORK TODAY AND HAD TO LOOK IT UP AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS so funny!

evilblackrifle · 03-24-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

the reloads were done on a Dillon press by guys who shot and reloaded 3,000 rounds a month.

I did mention that he is a Front Site grad didn't I?

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Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

No one really knows why it blew. The suspicion is poor engineering on the .45 model.

mitch_mckee · 03-24-2008, 08:57 PM

i think you sense engineering failure:

The Gun Zone -- Portland Police Bureau

evilblackrifle · 03-24-2008, 10:02 PM

No. I sense hand-loaded ammo that exploded.

squirrelbaster · 03-24-2008, 10:07 PM

as much as i hate plastic guns, i have to say that if there was handloading going on in this equation than that a mistake in the ammo was almost certanly the couse.

mitch_mckee · 03-24-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by evilblackrifle

No. I sense hand-loaded ammo that exploded.

Do you sense the same with the Portland fiasco?

evilblackrifle · 03-24-2008, 10:41 PM

Lets put it this way..... I trust the million Glock models out there more than I trust some guys (but he's a Front Site Grad!!) handloaded ammo.

squirrelbaster · 03-24-2008, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by evilblackrifle

Lets put it this way..... I trust the million Glock models out there more than I trust some guys (but he's a Front Site Grad!!) handloaded ammo.

well said

SuckLead · 03-24-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mitch_mckee

OK. But why have I never seen this problem with a 1911?

I've never seen a 1911 break apart like that, but I've seen one that the barrel split open and caused the frame to warp. It was a total loss. Reloaded ammo.

evilblackrifle · 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by squirrelbaster

well said

just_a_car · 03-25-2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by evilblackrifle

Lets put it this way..... I trust the million Glock models out there more than I trust some guys (but he's a Front Site Grad!!) handloaded ammo.

I completely agree and that's why I trust my life (as a citizen) every day to my G27, whether concealed or carried openly.

...and being a student on a major university campus, that means a lot, what with all the recent shootings. Plus, my university had a shooting two weeks before Virginia Tech and everyone forgot about it when VAT happened.... Shootings at my school aren't something new, it's something I think about every day in class.

squirrelbaster · 03-26-2008, 07:08 PM

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I completely agree and that's why I trust my life (as a citizen) every day to my G27, whether concealed or carried openly.

...and being a student on a major university campus, that means a lot, what with all the recent shootings. Plus, my university had a shooting two weeks before Virginia Tech and everyone forgot about it when VAT happened.... Shootings at my school aren't something new, it's something I think about every day in class.

at this point im forced to ask what university you go to?!

just_a_car · 03-26-2008, 07:29 PM

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at this point im forced to ask what university you go to?!

I've said it many times on this forum, so it's no secret: University of Washington.

Look up the murder-suicide of Rebecca Griego. She had a restraining order out on the guy that killed her and had passed out pictures of him to her coworkers and the UWPD was aware of the restraining order. She even took time off of work for a while to make sure he didn't find her there after the order was issued. She did everything in her power to protect herself... except carry a gun (or other defensive device such as a taser, but he killed her with a gun)... and now she's dead.

GlockMeister · 03-28-2008, 10:39 PM

If she'd of only had and carried a Glock, she'd probably be alive today.

mitch_mckee · 03-28-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GlockMeister

If she'd of only had and carried a Glock, she'd probably be alive today.

If she had even had a crappy Raven then she might be alive today.

danny29 · 03-31-2008, 03:52 PM

Everything I've ever read about the Glock is that if you're going to hand load or use lead bullets get yourself a custom barrel. To someone who shoots a Government model, and I have several and love them, that seems odd. But really it’s no different than going to your gun shop and getting your brand new Government 45 and sending it to the gunsmith for a reliability/accuracy job.

I’ve got several Glocks and all wear aftermarket barrels and I shoot all kinds of ammo in them and have never had a problem. Maybe my sample size is too small or I’m really lucky. All I can say is that I have never had any gun blow up on me in 40 years of shooting and reloading. I’d be curious how many people have actually had a gun blow up on them.

03-11-2008, 01:37 PM	#42
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	I didn't know Glock people were so testy about their guns. I suppose that carrying a gun that blows up on occasion is stressful ;UNQUOTE i dont know a thing about em but that was funny! that could be a cause of trigger flinch.... ya think? __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya! Last edited by billy; 03-11-2008 at 01:39 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

03-11-2008, 03:27 PM	#44
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	i'll stick with steel. __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

03-24-2008, 08:11 PM	#45
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 10,865 Trader Rating: (0)	I didn't know Glock people were so testy about their guns. I suppose that carrying a gun that blows up on occasion is stressful ;UNQUOTE I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS SENTENCE AT WORK TODAY AND HAD TO LOOK IT UP AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS so funny! __________________ i'll keep an eye out for ya!

03-24-2008, 10:02 PM	#48
evilblackrifle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 194 Trader Rating: (0)	No. I sense hand-loaded ammo that exploded. __________________ The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

03-24-2008, 10:07 PM	#49
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,076 Trader Rating: (0)	as much as i hate plastic guns, i have to say that if there was handloading going on in this equation than that a mistake in the ammo was almost certanly the couse. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-11-2008, 01:15 PM	#41
Silent Shooter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 292 Trader Rating: (0)	I had a .17 HMR bolt action look similar to that, but I bet we both have some bolt actions in the safe... I dropped the hammer, then the rifle. It blew the floor plate off (stripping both SS screws), blew the mag out, split the laminated stock in four places, broke the extractor, plugged the barrel, powder burned my arm and face (had to dig a piece of powder out of my eyelid, and a bunch out of my arm). Footnote: I still shoot that rifle... obviously after much repair work.

03-24-2008, 08:57 PM	#47
mitch_mckee Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,086 Trader Rating: (0)	i think you sense engineering failure: The Gun Zone -- Portland Police Bureau

03-24-2008, 10:41 PM	#51
evilblackrifle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 194 Trader Rating: (0)	Lets put it this way..... I trust the million Glock models out there more than I trust some guys (but he's a Front Site Grad!!) handloaded ammo. __________________ The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

03-28-2008, 10:39 PM	#58
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 4,961 Trader Rating: (0)	If she'd of only had and carried a Glock, she'd probably be alive today. __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

03-31-2008, 03:52 PM	#60
danny29 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15 Trader Rating: (0)	Everything I've ever read about the Glock is that if you're going to hand load or use lead bullets get yourself a custom barrel. To someone who shoots a Government model, and I have several and love them, that seems odd. But really it’s no different than going to your gun shop and getting your brand new Government 45 and sending it to the gunsmith for a reliability/accuracy job. I’ve got several Glocks and all wear aftermarket barrels and I shoot all kinds of ammo in them and have never had a problem. Maybe my sample size is too small or I’m really lucky. All I can say is that I have never had any gun blow up on me in 40 years of shooting and reloading. I’d be curious how many people have actually had a gun blow up on them.